Electrical system of distribution.



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Vln opeietien, when the a speed enf velgege snll nt Le supply lille or betten] o eefli, the aulei e closes. l alie cui'rent io plieel by i gageiieie'toi eil-eins a prede- 'el'niined velue, the strength of Coil l? l e- Genies sulieien; to mise 1lie lever ll und thus, increase lie resistance in the generato? field. eiieuil, and se regulate the genei'aoi voltage lml; he coil l2 tends to maintain lie genei'etei' eniienlz substantially' constant. [is the speed oil tlie generator increases lion-"over, thus Causing the generator eld etaient to lie weulnzned llie opposing coil i3 is conrespon "ly weakened se that less current is requin Cl 'me co to ieise the lever ll. ilecoidinggly Lie pi ene-e of the opposing coil 13 i-esulls in mei-e er less decreasing the generates current with en inee'ese in speed, so eheh et the higher speeds tlie eniieni; will lie {leere/meal. end so Will not likely le Cei Ceinmnlzeien leuble es by sparking die brushes el? "alle '1i-1to1. Therefore elle current is varied with speed chang" 'l the elieigiz 5 of the bnlteiy.

l @lie im y lies become subs :as indicated by 2L preclete niinel @llege acres alle? smell mf l'lie solenoid cenipi" gli @o .reise ci" flangl cause x the e l() The [niet nieveeonieet j. s energize :use the Swiz'geli o open ille Jl, ii'eui'; se 'dint no fui'liei Ciirient e lie betleiry. The elle 'lieie'l i "i bei f is vr'en C,

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i li :mls le L le velinax d SJ, is 'eievideel between 'the ."3 mit. The pile eperelecl by e sole eene etecl across the Work sii-cnil; e f flieen-'ith e smell een leen. pile iesis'lence, opefeteel upon by lei/er 26, eeiitrelled by e solenoifl 2"?, eenA1 clefl across 'the worl circuit to lie i speny'e 'J Voltage veria ens liez'eeeros and sesies tin tli, e ies' me@ 2S., leveltege eeiess the *m circuit rent sin lend iinci'emsej coil 2l" decreases lille i'esistence 0I pile 25 :incl liis ii'iez'eeses the s'eigh ef coil 202 so tlie'; il; increases the i'ek ylance of `pile Se :is le keep flown the voltage applied to the Werk circuit and. maintain it Substantially constant. il

i. deney for the voltage eeress elle weil eircuil: deci/'ease .esults in 'lille ie/ei'se egeiuiion;`

llllheii `thev generaoislows def/:7n or stopss the generator Volt-ege is cleeiieesecl, hllus weakening the solenoid of @eil 15, causing lever Tiel .to descend enel contacts 20 2- nel e g l across the generator, F

:l soleil-@icl epeeii 'fewo Cells, one e. Geil Connected. 'eeess tile Woilc circuit regiiln'lzei @A lie respensi'v'e te changes in lelie voltage li-ep zliei'ein.7 and 'Clie l er, a Geil 3() eennec'ized :across tlv- Weik ensei* "se be resnensive veri? in kliereeeess lien lie becomes Change-il as indieslezi by ,einiinecl Volteq'e (leen in 'elle flieestnt 22, the lever M is vxiseffl and feguletee the generw im' and cruises the be'eiy le be lisoonneeierl es before. ilse in an ,eclclitenel fueling 3 17l having in series tlieewih'n e iesist lee 32, is pifevielecl on lie seleneifl level1 26 in orflei" te compenipemtme changes in the coi;- 27 in 'elle same manner that the Y, esisenee l? ceinpensete foi [perni-nre changes in ilie Coil eill Fig. l.

' 3, coil f5 is einitlzecl eg'ni i' selenei ene v@eil 3 A 4the gene; i iespensive 'le changes 'in geneeete; ene-i,

eeil 35 midi when the switch 36 lery e is connee'ecl l-lie genei'eter KJ une wires 3'?, 3e le Velegeelieng eet'teiy; enel the in 'die seme mennen' es the coil 16 and iel sistence 17 eelt with respeel; to the coil l5.

The svfileli 36 1s elesecl by' means of e solenoid lieving a controlling veltege coil jlimited to details or incense tory and battery, the solenoid comprising con.

the coils 19, 35 ,and i0 are clenergizeoi lig' closes the Switch 3G., This connects coii.

19 across the generator so that it opens tire switch thus substantmliy opening tno 29 cattery circuit and immediately 'stopping the charging of the battery ami weaken."

coil 34; The closingV of switcli'ti, aise coi. f the generator nec'ts coils 35 and 40 across so that they, now act'to regulate the action of the 4pile 10 to limit the voltage of the generator whileit'continues to supply the work circuit. When the' generator slows down or stops' the solenoid. comprising coil i 42 is 'weakened causing switch 86 to open and switch 18 to close, thus permitting battery to feed the work circuitry-as in F10. 1.- I desired,'a resistance 45 may be connecteclL about the switches 18 as shown in Eig.

' 3. This resistance is so great however, tnat, har-mini current tov 3 uit Wili not permit any ow to the battery when the switch i8 is open , Althongh have described my improven vmentsin great detail and in connection with certain spec'flcrsystems I do not clesire to be such use, as many changes angiinodications may oe mafie without departing from the spirit and scope A of my invention as outlineti in the appencled 5 Calims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: 1. In an electrical systein of distribution the combination oft a generator, 'a storage battery and work circuit fedvtherehy, means A for regulating thecgenerator Voltage anti means for substantially disconnecting the `battery 'from the generator, when the hat tery has become substantially charged, whereby with the generator feedingA theworlr circuit, the charging current will be substantially eliminated, said last mentioned means acting)l to 'connect the battery, to "feed the work circuit, when the generator `stops. l

2. in an electrical system o distribution the combination ci generator, a storage battery work circuit feci thereby anti means or suhstantioliy disconnecting the cattery from the generator when the battery has heroine substantially chargeri whereby on the coii 412" The coil 34 thereVV f changes thereof, hout changesthel with the eeri" the worir circ .the Achar i current will ce snhstant acting to connect fbattery to 'f work. circuit when i generator secr-'x l ifo `in eiectricai syste; i ciistrioutic the combination of cnerator airiyen 'enrichie speed, a oattery anti worn` circuit thereby, ineens for ki vthe voltage oi' the gener tor for snee a switch serially connecr between the wcattery means acting` to open switch upon Lne battery loe-coming; suhstantiaiiy charged anti ciosingr said. switch when the generator 'vel' e isins uiiicient snppiy work circi n an eiectri system of distrihntrc i combination a generator Ciriren variable spessi, a o 'Page cattery and worir 'circuit ecl thereoy in paralleli circuits, an c5 automatic switcn .ier connecting the gener cattery and work circuit when its i is suiiicient and to disconnect generator therefrom, 'when its voltage is insufficient, means 'for regulating the generator 'voltage'for changes in speed, a switch in 'the battery circuit, ami means opening Scio; switch when the battery becomes snbstann tially charged to stop the charging o the battery acting to canse the Abattery circuit 'to he connecteci with the work circuit, while saifi'rst nientionecl switch iisconnects thegenerator from the battery anti workcircu-it, whereby the work circuit is supplied. 'from the battery.

5. In an eiectricei system of distribution the combination cit e, generator driven at Vorialoiespeeci, storage "cattery ano worir circuit feci thereby in parallel circuitsJ automatic' switch for connecting the ge; erator to the 'battery anci worlr circuit t its voitage is snicient and to disconnect c generator therefrom, when its voltage is invsufficient, a switch in the 'battery circni l, and. opening; said switch when the becomes snhstantialiy charged to stop the chargingl of the 'batte-ry, whiie permitting the work circuit to he feci oy 'the generator, sairi ineens acting 'to canse the cattery circuit to he connected the work circuit while said first inentioneclL switch disconnects the generator from the battery and work circuit, whereby the worl circuit is suppliei from the battery. v

6. In an eiectrical system of istrihution a generator clriven' at 

